www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Ars Technicahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/ars-technica/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: Ars Technicaen-usWed, 20 Dec 2017 17:01:16 -0500Ars Technica sued over reporting on 'critically flawed' password managerhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/20/ars-technica-sued-over-reporting-critically-flawed/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Keeper Security, a Chicago-based software maker, has sued Conde Nast publications and its Ars Technica website over a recent report alleging problems with one of its products.</p> <p>The defamation court filed Tuesday in Chicago federal court claims Conde Nast, Ars Technica and the author of the <a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/12/microsoft-is-forcing-users-to-install-a-critically-flawed-password-manager/" target="_blank">article</a>, Ars ...Andrew BlakeWed, 20 Dec 2017 17:01:16 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/20/ars-technica-sued-over-reporting-critically-flawed/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSShaun Bridges, ex-Secret Service agent, sentenced again for stealing from the governmenthttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/8/shaun-bridges-ex-secret-service-agent-sentenced-ag/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A disgraced former Secret Service agent already serving time for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of digital currency from the federal government has been sentenced to spend an additional two years in prison for a separate heist.</p> <p>Shaun Bridges, 35, was sentenced Tuesday in connection with stealing from ...Andrew BlakeWed, 08 Nov 2017 17:01:13 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/8/shaun-bridges-ex-secret-service-agent-sentenced-ag/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSChicago police faces lawsuit over cellphone-tapping devices, privacy safeguardshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/24/chicago-police-faces-lawsuit-over-cellphone-tappin/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A local privacy activist who outed the Chicago Police Department for purchasing eavesdropping technology has now filed a second lawsuit for the department to disclose what privacy safeguards it uses when employing cellphone-tapping devices.</p> <p>Software developer Freddy Martinez's latest litigation aims to obtain all court orders where Chicago police officers ...Douglas Ernst Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:37:36 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/24/chicago-police-faces-lawsuit-over-cellphone-tappin/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSWikipedia imposes editing ban on House staffershttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/27/wikipedia-imposes-editing-ban-house-staffers/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Wikipedia has imposed a 10-day editing ban on the IP addresses connected to the U.S. House of Representatives, following a series of disruptive edits by congressional staffers.</p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:143.231.249.138#July_2014_2" target="_blank">The ban</a> comes after the newly created @congressedits bot began tracking anonymous edits from congressional IP addresses, the Ars Technica website ...Jessica ChasmarSun, 27 Jul 2014 15:53:40 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/27/wikipedia-imposes-editing-ban-house-staffers/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSObey: Pentagon research indicates social media can be used to control people like robotshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/18/obey-pentagon-research-indicates-social-media-can-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Millions of Americans use social media every day, and the Pentagon wants to know how to how the information they see might be used to control their behavior as if they were robots.</p> <p>The Department of Defense has spent millions of dollars in recent years on research aimed at harnessing ...Douglas Ernst Fri, 18 Jul 2014 11:48:18 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/18/obey-pentagon-research-indicates-social-media-can-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFAA to Amazon: No drones for you!http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/24/faa-to-amazon-no-drones-for-you/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Federal Aviation Administration has a message for Amazon akin to an old "Seinfeld" TV episode: No drones for you.</p> <p>The news was buried within an FAA <a href="https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/uas/media/model_aircraft_spec_rule.pdf" target="_blank">document</a> released to the Federal Register on Monday, the technology website Ars Technica <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/faa-grounds-amazons-drone-delivery-plans/" target="_blank">reported</a> Tuesday. To close up any ...Douglas Ernst Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:16:41 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/24/faa-to-amazon-no-drones-for-you/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSNavy hacked from inside its own aircraft carrier; sailor convicted on conspiracy chargeshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/22/navy-nabs-hacker-inside-its-own-aircraft-carrier-s/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The U.S. Navy had a hacking problem in 2012, but the criminal ringleader was operating from inside one of its own aircraft carriers. A former sailor plead guilty to conspiracy charges on May 20 in Tulsa, Oklahoma for his part in the hacking of 24 websites.</p> <p>The Naval Criminal Investigative ...Douglas Ernst Thu, 22 May 2014 15:31:41 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/22/navy-nabs-hacker-inside-its-own-aircraft-carrier-s/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSObama court nominee wrote memos justifying drone strikes on U.S. citizenshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/7/obama-court-nominee-wrote-memos-justifying-drone-s/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Harvard Law School scholar David Barron is an Obama administration nominee for a federal appeals court. He is also the author of government memos that make legal justifications for killing U.S. citizens overseas with drone strikes, which is why his selection to the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals has ...Douglas Ernst Wed, 07 May 2014 15:01:29 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/7/obama-court-nominee-wrote-memos-justifying-drone-s/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFrance demands $1B from Google; tech giant accused of tax evasionhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/25/france-demands-1b-google-nation-says-tech-giant-do/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The French government is going after Google for $1 billion it believes the tech giant owes in taxes.</p> <p>French tax authorities have been in contact with the company about the payments in question, adding that penalties for non-compliance may also be in order, technology website Ars Technica <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/04/google-getting-slapped-big-for-dodging-french-tax-collector/" target="_blank">reported ...Douglas Ernst Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:30:29 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/25/france-demands-1b-google-nation-says-tech-giant-do/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS'Top Gun' for drones: Squadrons of carrier-based killers have Navy's approvalhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/23/top-gun-drones-squadrons-carrier-based-killers-hav/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) system is just what it sounds like: "Top Gun" for drones.</p> <p>The U.S. Navy issued a "restricted" draft request for proposals for the carrier-based drone on April 17 and has already narrowed down the field of companies vying for chance to ...Douglas Ernst Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:22:25 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/23/top-gun-drones-squadrons-carrier-based-killers-hav/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSDrones from the deep: Pentagon develops ocean-floor attack robotshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/18/drones-deep-ocean-floor-attack-robots-being-develo/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Pentagon has come up with a new way to place paranoia in the minds of future enemies: attack drones that can patiently wait on the ocean floor for years.</p> <p>DARPA, the Pentagon's research arm charged with creating breakthrough technologies for national security, believes robotic pods that can quickly surface ...Douglas Ernst Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:35:52 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/18/drones-deep-ocean-floor-attack-robots-being-develo/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMoney talks: Every senator probing Time Warner Cable merger took Comcast PAC cash http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/11/money-talks-every-senator-probing-time-warner-cabl/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Money talks &mdash; or at least Comcast hopes it does. The Senate Judiciary Committee held its first congressional hearing on the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger Thursday, and every single member of the committee has taken money from Comcast PAC &mdash; even Democratic senator Al Franken of Minnesota, who is generally ...Douglas Ernst Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:51:27 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/11/money-talks-every-senator-probing-time-warner-cabl/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSTexas gunmaker known for 'smart' rifle eyed by military now accepting Bitcoinhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/27/texas-gunmaker-known-smart-rifle-eyed-military-bit/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Texas gunmaker known for "smart" rifles that caught the eye of the U.S. military is in the news again: It's now accepting Bitcoin.</p> <p>"If you look at the way our purchasing system works, you have to apply to purchase," TrackingPoint VP Oren Schauble <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/03/trackingpoint-adds-guns-to-list-of-things-you-can-buy-with-bitcoin/" target="_blank">told the technology website</a> ...Douglas Ernst Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:22:46 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/27/texas-gunmaker-known-smart-rifle-eyed-military-bit/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSNavy's first laser weapon ready for prime time; drone killer LaWS to deploy this summerhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/7/navys-first-laser-weapon-ready-prime-time-drone-ki/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Navy's first laser weapon ready for prime time.</p> <p>The Laser Weapon System (LaWS), which will be used to protect vessels from drones and other small aircraft, will be deployed this summer with the USS Ponce, the technology website Ars Technica <a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/03/navy-will-deploy-first-ship-with-laser-weapon-this-summer/" target="_blank">reported</a>. LaWS accomplishes its task by causing ...Douglas Ernst Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:42:29 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/7/navys-first-laser-weapon-ready-prime-time-drone-ki/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFrench Jewish group sues Twitter over racist, anti-semitic tweetshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/24/french-jewish-group-sues-twitter-over-racist-anti-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Union of French Jewish Students (UEJF) is suing Twitter for nearly $50 million after it refused to turn over the names of people who had tweeted racist and anti-semitic remarks, as ruled by a French court.</p> <p>The case revolves around a hashtag &mdash; #unbonjuif ("a good Jew") &mdash; which ...Jessica ChasmarSun, 24 Mar 2013 10:28:50 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/24/french-jewish-group-sues-twitter-over-racist-anti-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS